pathogen detection
University of Pittsburgh researchers showed that real-time pathogen whole-genome sequencing can help curb healthcare-associated infections within a hospital.
Biotia Raises $8M in Series A Financing
The New York-based startup said the funding will be used to expand its technical capabilities, regulatory compliance, and marketing reach.
Illumina Acquires IDbyDNA
The firms have had an alliance for the past two years and market a respiratory pathogen panel.
BugSeq Bioinformatics Nabs BARDA Grant to Develop NGS-Based Respiratory Test
BugSeq will optimize a test for commercial clinical use by lowering the turnaround time, reducing interference from host RNA, and analytically validating the platform.
Qvella Obtains CE Mark, FDA Listing for Blood Culture Processing System
The upfront system enables downstream processing of positive blood cultures 24 hours sooner than with current methods, the firm said.